Nervous System Quiz 448 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

Select an option to see the correct answer instantly.

1. The Peripheral Nervous SystemNerve cells specialized to receive and conduct electrical impulses are called

Correct Answer: B) Neurons.

2. This part of neuron contains nucleus

Correct Answer: A) Cyton.

3. From where does an electrochemical impulse exit the neuron?

Correct Answer: A) Axon Terminal.

4. What is the thin layer of gray matter that composes the outer layer of the cerebrum?

Correct Answer: A) Cerebral cortex.

5. Which disease is characterized with facial weakness, disorientation, and drooping of the face?

Correct Answer: D) Bell's Palsy.

6. In mammals, the organs of corti is found in

Correct Answer: C) Medium scale.

7. Which is not a body part used in your senses

Correct Answer: E) Stomach.

8. Mass of nerve tissue that is the main control center of the nervous system

Correct Answer: A) Brain.

9. Function of neuroglia

Correct Answer: C) Protection of neurons.

10. Change in the environment of an organisms which affects its activity or makes it respond

Correct Answer: B) Stimulus.

11. Responsible for voluntary movement, memory, emotions, decision making and reasoning:

Correct Answer: A) Frontal lobe.

12. Most actions of the body are controlled by the .....

Correct Answer: D) The Nervous System.

13. The liquid between the cornea and lens that helps maintain the shape of the eye

Correct Answer: D) Aqueous Humor.

14. Helps store memories, derive meaning, and control emotions

Correct Answer: D) Temporal lobe.

15. This process is monitoring changes both inside and outside the body:

Correct Answer: A) Sensory input.

16. What does CNS means?

Correct Answer: C) Central Nervous System.

17. Where is location of cerebellum?

Correct Answer: A) Under the cerebrum.

18. What is the myelin sheath?

Correct Answer: B) An insulating layer around the axon.

19. What is the role of calcium ions during a synaptic transmission?

Correct Answer: D) Trigger the vesicles to move and fuse with the presynaptic membrane.

20. Which of the following is a characteristic of the autonomic nervous system, but not the somatic nervous system?

Correct Answer: B) It is involved in the fight or flight response.